Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-08
ABOUT ANNEXATION.
ONLY TWO MEMBERS or THE SUB
COMMITTEE PRESENT YESTERDAY,
Plan to be Submitted to the Board Of
Public Interests Next Friday.

A. Pizzini, Jr., was appointed TO formu
late a plan for carrying the scheme int
effect. A meeting Of the sub commilie'
was celled TO be held in the Council cham
ber at $50 O'Clock last night. At tina
hour only Messrs. Bethel and Courtney wer'
present. These two, In company witt
Nr. b. b. weisiger, Of Manchester, the
clerk, and several DewspapeT-men, re
mained, engaged IN pleasant conversation
on this and other subjects, until 8 O'clock
but The other two members Of the com nit
tee came not. The president OF the Man
chester Council bad been invited TO attend
the meeting with some OF bis colleagues
but they decided It best not 10 accept. Mr
Weisiger only came to the meeting as ar
Interested citizen and not representing any
one but himself.
PAvoRs ANNEXATION.
Mr.. Bethel Is the father OF the origina
resolution introduced in the Common
Council, Of which body be Is president
proposing annexation. When the measure
was being considered by the Board Of Pub.
lie Interests Msjor Courtney was opposed
TO the proposition, aud so voted on the
question Of renortiDg favorably to the Coun.
Gil. He said last night that be Is now in
favor Of annexation, or much more so than
when the subject was first m00ted. He
then looked upon 1t as a big thing, with
which be was not well acquainted, but
since he bas looked into II be has become
more favorably impressed. He would be
likewise cautious about stepping into auT.
thing involving as much without first
posting himself thoroughly.
MAJOR coURTSEY's PLAN.
Major Courtney having been requested
10 write plan for the annexation, last
night, while waiting for the two absent
members to arrive, prepared a rough draft,
which met with the approval OF Mr. Bethel,
pnd which, after be has put into proper
shape, he win submit 10 the other members
OF The subcommittee for their approval
A called meeting Of the Board viii then be
held at 5 O'Clock next Friday afternoon to
consider and pass upon the plan aud report
to the Council. The plan in substance pro.
yides that the corporation line OF Richmond
shall be so extended as to include Manchcs.
ter, and that the citizens Of that city shall
be amenable to the laws OF and have full
privileges with the citizens OF Richmond.
IL further recommends that the annexation
be in accordance with the provi
sioDs Of the bill proposed in 1872,
when this subject was agitated be.
fore. with the additional provision that
said act, If passed by toe General Assem-
bly,, shall not 90 into effect untt ratified by
"a majority OF the voters OF eIch city.
The proposition also states that the an.
nexation will not in the near future entail
any heavy expense on the city of Richmond.
THE PROPOSED ACT.
The important provisions OF the act re.
ierred TO above will be found in the sec
tiOns published below:
3. As early as the same can be convenient
" done before or after the election OF suit
able officers to be made under the preceding
section referring to the provision in section
2 for electing members OF the Council from
Manchester the Council Of the city OF Rich
mond, by resolution, ordinance, or other
wise, sball make all necessary and proper
arrangements to perfect the organization
OF the city government within aud over
the extended limits; and as soon
as such organizations, is so perfected, or in
anticipation Of the time when such organi
cations Will be so perfected, the Council OF
said city shall by resolution proclaim that
on a certain day to be named the organizl.
ton OF The said city over the added
limits will be complete, and on The day So
named the preexlsting powers and duties
OF the trustees OF the Town OF Manchester
and all other corporate officers therein shall
terminate; and from and after the day 50
namedthe jurisdiction OF said city govern
ment over said added limits shall be com.
plde and exclusive, but notice OF the
proclamation so TO be made shall be given
at least thirty days before the day named
aforesaid by publication in two or more
newspapers published in the city OF Rich.
mOnd.
4. For the purpOge OF continuing q
municipal government for the inhabi-
tonts OF the town OF Manchester, and
OF the lands thereto adjacent within
the extended limits aforesaid, the pres
eDt authorities aud officers for and In
the said town and said county respectively
shall continue TO exercise their respective
offices ana duties within the extended
limits Aforesaid until the organization OF
the government OF the city OF Richmond Il
completely extended over the same under
the next preceding section; and for such
purposes all preeXisting laws and ordi.
nances applicable to said town ard TO said
county respectively shall remlin in
force; and until such period all ac-
tons, suits, and other legal proceed.
Ing OF a civil or criminal nature shall
be instituted and proceeded in as though
this act had not been passed. No election
OF trustees OF said town OF Manchester shall
be beld after this act goes into effect, but
the trustees then in Office shall hold over as
is usual in case Of failure to elect.
6. After the authority OF the city OF
Richmond is organized over its enlarged
limits bereinbefOre defined in manner here.
ibbefore required. then the jurisdiction Of
SAID city over the same for all purpOse es
shall be as exclusive and complete as over
the previously existing limits OF the said
city Of Richmond, except as may in this
act he otherwise expressly provided.
S. The city Of Richmond shall succeed
to all the corporate rights aud liabilities oil
the town of Manchester and the property
and Inhabitants within the enlarged bonn-
daries shall be entitled to like advantages
and subjected TO hike burdens with the pro
perty and inhabitants within the pre-eXist-
ING limits Of said city OF Richmond.
10. The political rights OF all persons re-
siding within the limits hereby added to
the said city shall not be altered or in any
way impaired ly this act; but the proyi.
sion contained IN this section shall not be
construed or deemed to prevent such future
legislation lihe power TO enact which l.
hereby reserved) as may hereafter be
deemed proper and may be lawfully enacted
for the purpose OF placing the limits here
by added TO the said city under its political
as we'll as under its municipal jurisdiction.
IL. From and after the day the iurisdic-
ton Of the said city Is organized aud ex-
tended over the limits hereby added there.
to the courts Of justice for said city shall
have jurisdiction over said extended limits,
and the jurisdiction OF the courts OF justice
for the city Of Manchester over the same
shall at the same time cease and determine
except os otherwise in this act provided; (;
and from and after the day last aforesaid
the territory within the added limits aiore.
said shall be, aud the same Is hereby. de-
tacbed from the judicial circuit TO which
the city OF Manchester belongs, and shsli
henceforth form, together with the pre-
existing territory OF the city OF Richmond.
. part OF the judicial circuit 10 which said
city belongs.
IA. The county and township levies OF
the county OF Chesterfield for the year 1879
shall be assessed and collected within the
limits hereby added to the said city, and
shall be applied, with other county and
township leyies, as though this act bad not
but from and after the expiration
of the year 1872 the properfy and inhabit-
ants within said added limits shall cease 10
be assessed with or liable for any county or
township Iaxes. For the year 1879 there
shall Ue no tax levied or collected by the
city OF Richmond within the limits hereby